Something

Chapter 02

Secret

He gazed at me and then he smiled. His smile is the thing that i want to see everyday, i felt different in our very first encounter.

Pero off limits na.

I moved a bit when the door shut so loud.

We stopped from laughing and saw Theo's nose were bleeding and in his back was Six, she stared blankly at us for a moment. Medyo nagulat ako sa dagliang pag lapit ni Achi kay Theo, pero mas nabigla nalang ako ng hawiin sya ni Theo.

"Anong nangyari?" Mahinahong tanong ni Kent sakanila. He looked at Theo intently.

"He just got in to trouble." Sagot ni Six, she asked for a first aid kit, at sakin nya narin pinagamot si Theo.

"Got into trouble? Without bruises?" May paghihinala sa tono ni EL, kaya medyo napukaw ang interes namin at may nagtatanong na tingin kila Six.

"Ilong lang naman nasuntok sakin, ako pa ba?!" Mayabang lang nasabi ni Theo kaya napangiwi ako. Siniringan naman sya ni EL.

"Ay susko Theo! Ang yabang pa nakoooo!" Nakasimangot na sermon ni Seven.

"S'ya s'ya ituloy nyo yang inuman n'yo!" Sabi pa ni Theo at dumiretso sa kusina. Pagbalik n'ya ay dala dala n'ya na yung isang ice cream gallon at ibinigay kay Six.

Ipinagpatuloy namin ang panonood namin habang umiinom ng beer, this will be one of my unforgettable moments! I swear!

Bigla na namang humagulgol si Daphne kalagitnaan ng panonood namin.

Ayun nag si Advice sila Damon, EL and Six, but Six always end up laughing her ass off like there's no tomorrow kaya pati kami ay nahahawa sakanya.

"You know love sucks Daph! Love f*****g sucks!" Maarteng sabi pa ni EL. Natawa nanaman si Six. Myghad what happened to our cute Six! We admit Six is scary when she's mad but at the same time cute.

"You know what Daph, you should start to forget him, he's a jerk for saying that he's tired of understanding you... Damn, that's not a true man, he doesn't deserve you." Mahabang sabi ni Damon kaya para kaming tangang na pa woah! Pero si Six yun parin natawang parang baliw.

"Alam mo Daphne medyo gore tong pinanonood natin di bagay umiiyak eh." Asar ni Achi kaya natawa kami sakanya, bigla bigla talaga to mang asar si Achi.

"Kasi Daph, ganyan talaga ang love, i don't have any experience, but for me my knowledge about love is enough. When you love, expect that you'll get hurt. Loving means hurting Daphne. Loving means taking a risk, whether you'll get hurt or you'll get hurt! When you love you surely have no choice but to get hurt." Mahabang litanya ni Six habang sumusubo s'ya ng ice cream, kaya medyo napatahimik kami.

"So you heard it right! Mga ka Squad! My Friend were so Poetic and cheesy." Biglang sabi ni Venice na nag vlogg pala kasama si Theia.

"Geez! Selene! San mo nahugot lahat yan?" Asar sakanya ni EL nagkibit balikat naman si Six.

"Wala daw experience! Sinong niloko mo!" Bulalas ni Theo at inirapan naman sya ni Six.

"You know what guys, you should continue what you're doing !" Sabi ni Six kaya nag patuloy nalang ulit kami sa ginagawa namin. I unconsciously gazed at Damon he's so good and gentleman and i think he's a-a, going to be a good man! Hehe.

After the movie kanya kanya na kaming tulog. Have a Goodnight sleep.

Nagising ako ,ng may marinig akong nag uusap. Nakita kong natutulog parin ang iilan sa mga kaibigan ko. I heard someone talking about something kaya bumangon ako sa pagkakahiga at dahan dahang lumapit sa entrance ng kitchen, dahil dun nag mumula yung nag uusap.

"How many times do i have to tell you that! Theo you-" it was Six and Theo, what's wrong? I don't why i feel like eavesdropping this time! Heck! Theo cut off Six.

"I know what i'm doing Selene, please trust me in this, okay!" Theo convincing Six in to something and that made me so curious. What the hell are they talking about? Natahimik saglit si Six.

"Promise me Theo!" Mahinang bulalas ni Six, a tear escaped from her eyes that made me extra curious about what are they talking about.

"I promised to you Selene i will fight ngayon pa't mukhang may pag asa pa." Theo said then wiped Six's tears.

"Theo, paano kung hindi mo kayanin? You're my Best Friend Theo!" Six exclaimed.

"I will not let that happen, gusto ko pa grumaduate and i will find her. I will not let this cancer hits me that much, I promised to be strong enough." I got shocked knowing Theo's sick!, what the hell?! I saw how Six teasingly smiles at Theo.

"Your mystery girl, Who would've thought na nag reresign ka na bilang playboy." Six smiled, then tap Theo's shoulders.

"Selene, please promise me not to cry again because of him, i told you before to confess right?" Theo sighed. Six looks sad.

"Y-yeah, i will not cry, you k-know, i'm not that type of girl who confess my feelings right." Sabi ni Six kay Theo, she looks really sad, sino kaya yung mystery girl ni Theo at sino naman tong lalaking gusto ni Six? Oh jusko mga malihim ha! It's okay naman,well but i still can't believe Theo has a cancer! He looks so fine! He even always go to bar to hook some hipon! But i guess, i think that's his way to forget all the pain. Hindi halata kay Theo na may sakit sya! Lagi syang present sa barkada outs namin eh!

"You know, makinig sa usapan ng iba is bad." Nagulat ako sa biglaang pag sasalita ng kung sino ang nasa likod ko. Namimilog ang matang hinarap ko sya! Si Damon! Hilig talaga sumulpot din neto ni Damon! Korni rin pala neto eh conyo amp.

"D-did you hear that?" Bulong ko kay Damon habang nakaturo sa entrance ng kitchen. He smiled at me, amusement is evident in his face.

"No, mind if you share those?" Damon asked.

"Erm... Wait..." I said,then pumasok ako sa loob ng kitchen ng nakangiti, para bang wala akong narinig.

"O-oh Good Morning AM! It's AM hehe!" Biro pa ni Theo kaya natawa ako. Ngumiti ng malaki si Six at tumawa rin, parang walang nangyari. I adore them for being brave. Hindi ko na ata kayang mag salita, parang may naka bara sa lalamunan ko, at gusto ng tumulo ng mga luha ko. After that Theo's Health.

"Yeah, It's AM, Good Morning Buddies." Singit ni Damon, kakapasok lang ng kitchen. Selene greeted him too, while Theo tapped his back.

"Are you two cooking breakfast huh?" Tanong ko sa dalawa, Six nodded. Then pinakita sakin yung pancakes, rice hotdogs and eggs. Wow! Pwede na! Pwede ng mag asawa? Hehehe

"Anong pwede na? Tanong ni Theo, kaya nagulat ako at napatingin sakanilang nagtatakang mukha, kaya hilaw akong tumawa.

"Pwede ng mag asawa hehehe!" Sagot ko naman at natawa sila. Psh. Mga baliw.

"Ay usap lang pala muna kami Ni Damon sa veranda ha." Paalam ko sakanila. Hindi ko na talaga kaya. Hinila ko na agad si Damon sa Veranda then i locked it. Para walang makarinig ng sasabihin ko.

"What's bugging you AM?" Damon asked and then my tears started falling , i hold my mouth just to ensure no one can here my sobs. Damon looked at me worriedly, he looks so curious and worried. He gently rubbed my back to calm me down.

"Are you aware of Theo's condition?" I asked him, he think a bit.

"Being a playboy?" Damon asked, umiling ako at naiyak nanaman. Sasabihin ko ba?

"No, Damon. We'll keep this a secret... Promise me." Sabi ko at tumango naman sya itinaas ang kanang kamay nya. Ikinuwento ko saknya ang lahat ng narinig ko sa pinag usapan ni Selene at Theo. Napatulala naman sya at tumingin sakin. Hindi makapaniwala.

"He's my long time best friend and yet! He didn't even bother to tell me." Dismayadong sabi ni Damon. He really look disappointment and hurt.

"Hayaan muna natin sya, he has reasons probably! That he chose to hide that from us." I said calming Damon. Huminga s'ya ng malalim and i can feel how sad he is.

Days have passed at hindi na kami gaanong nakakapagbonding, nag kikita kami pero less na lang ang bonding. Busy kaming lahat lalo na't last year na namin as college. Graduating kami!

Whenever i talked to Theo i always observed that his weight losses, and the dark circle in his eyes. I wanted to ask Theo but i can't, whenever a thought of asking him, my knees got weak. My hands got trembled. I'm scared! I hope Theo will be fine soon, i don't know how can i help him. He don't even know that i knew it.

"Ms. Ravaryn!, i called you many times!" Agad akong napatayo, sa sigaw ng prof ko.

Nagtawanan naman ang mga kaklase ko pero si Daphne ay pailalim kung tignan ako. Nag tataka nato malamang.

"P-prof!" Late kong sabi. Napa iling iling naman s'ya at masama akong tinignan.

"Stop day dreaming Ms. Ravaryn! You're inside of my class!" Nanggagalaiting sigaw nya, napatango tango nalang ako.

"Your presentation tomorrow Ms. Ravaryn, don't forget." She said, heaving a sigh. So i just nodded she dismissed us, may one hour vacant ako ganon narin si Venice, Daphne and Theia. We went to cafeteria para kumain muna at tumambay sa garden after.

"What's up to you, this past few days AM?" May paghihinala sa tono ng pagtatanong ni Daph, nag patay malisya ako at binigyan sya ng tinging nag tatanong.

"What?" Maang maangan ko, i don't want them to know about Theo's condition. I want Theo to be the one who will say that. And i'm not in the position, so i better shut my mouth.

"You've been so preoccupied lately AM." Singit ni Theia.

"I'm just stressed okay, don't mind me." Sabi ko nalang para matigil sila. Nagkwentuhan na sila saamntalang ako ay nakikinig lang, sasagot lang pag tatanungin.

I'm worried about Theo.

Dumiretso kaming Garden, irereview ko ang presentation na gagawin bukas, yung tatlo naman ay mag aadvance reading daw. Naupo kami sa bermuda grass at tahimik na nagbabasa. That presentation will not be so easy though, so i need to review and study every details. After an hour ay nag kahiwalay kami dahil meron pakong sunod na class si Daph din pero di kami classmates yung dalawa ay 2 hours vacant pala.

Nag lalakad nako sa next subject. Agad nakong naupo, buti wala pang prof.

"Uyyy AM!" may biglang bumati sakin, he looked very familiar, i slightly smile. I can't remember him, but he's familiar though.

"Uh Hi." Awkward na sabi ko then awkwardly waved at him. He chuckled. Then he sat beside me.

"Aww... You can't remember me?" He said smiling.

"Uh-uh kind of." I just said. Still confused of what's up to him.

"Dwayne, It's Dwayne." He said then held his hand for a shake hands, when suddenly an image of a guy who's with me inside of that elevator! He's the cute guy! We shook hands.

"Oh i remember you." I said then smiled at him.

"Yeah! Thanks! I thought you wouldn't!" He said. Nag kwentuhan kami hanggang sa dumating ang prof namin.

Nakikinig lang ako sa discussion dahil last narin naman tong subject nato.

Nang matapos ang klase agad akong naka received ng message galing kay Daph saying she will wait for me, kasama sila Damon.

Wow at last!

Pagdating ko sa parking ay medyo natigilan pakong lumapit sakanila. Parang may nakabara sa lalamunan ko, feeling ko maluluha nako anytime. Ang tanong bakit naman!

Damon already had a girlfriend and i don't know why i feel so sad knowing he already had a girlfriend. Pwede ko ba iapply minsan kay Damon yung kantq ni Ariana Grande? Break up witj your girlfriend, yeah yeah cos i'm board? I just shook my head, then i went to them.

Nang makalapit ako, i immediately enveloped them in a warm hug. We decided na kumain nalang sa labas, to talk about some random stuffs kasama rin namin ang jowa ni Aeson at D-damon.

I missed them so much.

Hope we could stay like this...

Nanitili kaming magkakaibigan up until now, medyo busy but can interact sometime. Stay strong si Damon and Ella eh. Si Aeson naman bulag bulagan kay Sandy nak ng tokwa. Isang malaking b***h na niloloko lang si Aeson. Dina nga playboy, tanga naman sa pag ibig. Ako? Di pa rin move on kay Damon. Haist...

Ang hirap pala pag patago lang.

Medyo nalilihis yung attention ko at di gaanong na papansin yung sakit dahil sa trabaho. I'm finally a nurse right now. Medyo Exhausting, mag two years na rin akong nag tatrabaho. I need a break, I need a kitkat este bakasyon!